Dom ran a check on Noah. When he heard Noah had fallen the previous morning, his heart had grown uneasy. He felt the nosebleed was highly unusual. So, he had quietly taken a blood sample from Noah while the boy slept. He managed to do it with a single, deft motion, without waking his son.
"What are you doing?"
Dom, who had just stepped out of Noah's room, jumped in surprise to find Alice standing right behind him.
"Ah! I-I was just checking on Noah. He's asleep!" he answered nervously. He quickly tried to hide the hand holding the small sample vial of Noah's blood.
But Alice had already seen it. She strode forward and snatched the small bottle from Dom's hand.
"What is this?" Alice asked, her face filled with anger. "What did you do to Noah?" she demanded, her voice thick with emotion
